Music Machine 1.0

Music Machine 1.0 is a simple but highly effective way to generate music according to the following parameters: Decision 1: How many voices will play? (choice of 1-10) For each different instrument the following decisions are then made: Decision 2a: Which note will be played? (choice of 1 to 127 (middle C = 60)) Decision 2b: How loud will that note be played? (choice of 1 (almost silent) to 127 (very loud)) Decision 2c: Which sound will be used? (choice of 1 to 128 (see table below)) Decision 3: How long will the notes be held? (choice of 0.25, 0.375, 0.5, 0.75, 1. 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6 or 8 seconds.

These are equivalent to the following note values at 60 bpm, semiquaver, dotted semiquaver, quaver, dotted quaver, crotchet, dotted crotchet, minim, dotted minim, semibreve, dotted semibreve and breve.) Decision 4: How long before the process repeats? (choice is from the same values as for the held notes with the additional choice of 0 seconds). The machine will run indefinitely until stopped by the user. Please note the music machine is a stand alone application that will play music within parameters set by the composer not the user. Other music machines that offer some intervention by the user are available from the music machine website.